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Bracketology 101

Rarely do I get into the psychology of sports. However, in my picks for my March Madness bracket this year, I went with a classic method of picking that appeals to the most manly men: Who has ...

Written by Brandon Keener about 8 months ago 26 reads 0 comments
The Economics of America Do Not Seem To Affect Our Sports

Ok, ok, and another ok. It is really old news by now since we are so far into the NFL free agency and since my long-term layoff from writing on here has now come to an end, thank goodness, I ...

Written by Brandon Keener about 9 months ago 53 reads 1 comments
D'Oh! The "Nit"-Wits Drop One in the Land of Hawkeyes

A national BCS championship run for the Penn State Nittany Lions and 150 year old Joe Paterno, right there on the tips of their fingers and their own destiny to squander away—and they did...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 344 reads 11 comments
NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year Needs To Be Handed Out Already

When was the last time you can remember a Rookie of the Year award going to someone drafted in the seventh round? Mike Anderson won in 2000, but he was drafted in the sixth round...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 425 reads 4 comments
The Most Unbreakable Record Ever!

On October 17, 1916 on a field in Atlanta, history was being made. John Heisman, Head Coach of the Georgia Tech Engineers (yes the same guy the trophy is named after,) was furious at the Cumberland ...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 621 reads 8 comments
A Sports Look Into This Election

This election has seemed to have dragged on for about two years now. It all started back when we first heard Hillary Clinton was going to make a run for the White House...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 303 reads 0 comments
Cinderella May Have Lost Her Slipper, But the Rays Are Still Winners in October

At a time when a nation is celebrating the crowning of a champion after the longest sixth inning in the history of the game, another team comes out the true winner...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 194 reads 5 comments
Daunte Culpepper Shows How Tough It Is for NFL Quarterbacks to Stay Retired

First the overblown drama of the great No. 4 drove us to take up stock in Miller over the summer. Now another NFL quarterback has retired this season...and come back. Daunte Culpepper is a player who has seen his better seasons...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 292 reads 1 comments
Rays of Hope: Tampa Bay Defeats the Defending Champs

"Holy mackerel!" The Cinderella Tampa Bay Rays did not have their carriage turn into a pumpkin for October this year, as they handled the American League defending champion Boston Red Sox 3-1...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 74 reads 0 comments
The Biggest Bust of the Greatest Draft Ever: Who Was Picked Between These Two?

No doubt the Detroit Pistons have been a terror in the Eastern Conference for many years in recent history. Chauncey Billups and Co...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 587 reads 14 comments
LaDainian Tomlinson Leads List of Top 10 RBs in NFL So Far

Through Week Four of the NFL season there have been injuries that have affected the stats of nearly every team's output. This article is a list of who I think the top 10 running backs in the NFL are and why...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 584 reads 1 comments
Al Davis Needs to Hire a General Manager

In the NFL today there are three things that determine the outcome of a team's season: the healthy play of all starting players (especially quarterback), keeping possession of the football ...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 2,551 reads 5 comments
Stephon Marbury: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

He's in! He's out! He's our guy! He's on the trading block! Stephon Marbury has been the face of the New York Knickerbockers since 2004-2005. He has been consistent...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 379 reads 4 comments
Oh, to Be a Part of It: Thank You, Yankee Stadium

Emotions ran high, in a town filled with them daily, to pay tribute to a monument which has become as big a staple to New York as the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 972 reads 27 comments
Wizards: Washington Blows More Money, And Dan Snyder Had Nothing To Do With It!

How is this for iro-knee? No go for "Agent Zero." Gilbert Arenas had his third knee operation and is now expected to make his return to the Washington Wizards in December. That would be a $111 million dollar "whoops" on the part of the Wizards...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 380 reads 0 comments
This Man Hit a Homer Into Three Different States in The Same Game? Know Who?

Some people may say that Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete ever to pick up a ball. Some say that Lance Armstrong is the most cardiovascular athlete to ever sit on two wheels...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 261 reads 2 comments
Broncos and Chargers, a Mile High Thriller

A couple of great fourth quarter drives, a couple of great passes and a couple of controversial calls gave the Broncos the edge over the Chargers in week two action of the NFL. Jay Cutler threw for 350 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 98 reads 2 comments
Boxing and MMA To Join Forces

Golden Boy Promotions and Affliction have joined forces to tag-team a sport of dying times and the up and comer that is taking America by storm...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 409 reads 2 comments
Why Is the ACC So Weak? Blame the SEC and Big Ten

Since when does Wake Forest emerge to become the best team in conference? Now UNC is 2-0. What is happening to the ACC? The once proud division of constantly contending teams is weakening, making any of them a target...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 226 reads 2 comments
UNC Branded Rutgers with a Scarlet Letter Made of Tar

These Tar-Heels are made for walking and that's just what they did all over the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. The higher up's in Chapel Hill should consider changing the name of the Tar-Heels to ...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 251 reads 4 comments
You Gotta Read This One! Football player behaving badly...

Do other students get paid? My dad had to fight tooth and nail just to make enough to pull together my tuition. Know why? I did not play college sports with a scholarship...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 88 reads 0 comments
Let Opinions Be Opinions

To many times have thousands of people around the country sat in their arm-chairs while screaming at the television that it was an incorrect call made or that foot was on the line...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 50 reads 0 comments
Want a Little Cheesehead With That Wine, Minnesota?

What a way to start off your career. I had my doubts about the unproven Aaron Rodgers filling the shoes of possibly the greatest QB to play the game but he pulled out his debut nicely...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 236 reads 1 comments
How Do You Rank Them? NFL Regular Season Predictions

Everyone has laid down their predictions all over radio. We've seen where Vegas has gotten some of us over the past few picks (to all of those who went with the sure thing Pats)...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 84 reads 0 comments
TGIF: Thank God It's Football!

In my years of watching professional sports I have a confession to make on this season. I have never looked forward to a season starting in any sport more than I have this NFL regular season...

Written by Brandon Keener about about 1 year ago 170 reads 0 comments

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Brandon Keener Article Archive

Bracketology 101

The Economics of America Do Not Seem To Affect Our Sports

D'Oh! The "Nit"-Wits Drop One in the Land of Hawkeyes

NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year Needs To Be Handed Out Already

The Most Unbreakable Record Ever!

A Sports Look Into This Election

Cinderella May Have Lost Her Slipper, But the Rays Are Still Winners in October

Daunte Culpepper Shows How Tough It Is for NFL Quarterbacks to Stay Retired

Rays of Hope: Tampa Bay Defeats the Defending Champs

The Biggest Bust of the Greatest Draft Ever: Who Was Picked Between These Two?

LaDainian Tomlinson Leads List of Top 10 RBs in NFL So Far

Al Davis Needs to Hire a General Manager

Stephon Marbury: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

Oh, to Be a Part of It: Thank You, Yankee Stadium

Wizards: Washington Blows More Money, And Dan Snyder Had Nothing To Do With It!

This Man Hit a Homer Into Three Different States in The Same Game? Know Who?

Broncos and Chargers, a Mile High Thriller

Boxing and MMA To Join Forces

Why Is the ACC So Weak? Blame the SEC and Big Ten

UNC Branded Rutgers with a Scarlet Letter Made of Tar

You Gotta Read This One! Football player behaving badly...

Let Opinions Be Opinions

Want a Little Cheesehead With That Wine, Minnesota?

How Do You Rank Them? NFL Regular Season Predictions

TGIF: Thank God It's Football!

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